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marlon29
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Hi everyone,
My name is Marlon and I'm a maths major from New Zealand. Recently, I've been very interested in machine learning. The research and potential sounds very exciting to me and I would definitely love to learn more about the subject.
So I have two questions and would be very appreciative if anybody could share their knowledge with me.
Question 1: Do researchers in ML use more of Analysis or more of Algebra, or is it a bit of both?
I know that probability is one of, if not, the main area/s of maths used, so I'm thinking that this would imply that I should lean towards Analysis right?
and finally
Question 2: Would anybody have any idea with regards to my chances of getting into a grad programme with a focus on ML with a maths degree? I've taken the more theoretical statistics papers like statistical inference and stochastic processes, but a part of me is thinking that this might not be enough to qualify? If need be, I'll start from scratch and pick up another major in computer science. The obvious downfall here is time and money, but I'm willing to do it as the subject matter has really got me now.
Thank you to any helpers in advance.
Regards
My name is Marlon and I'm a maths major from New Zealand. Recently, I've been very interested in machine learning. The research and potential sounds very exciting to me and I would definitely love to learn more about the subject.
So I have two questions and would be very appreciative if anybody could share their knowledge with me.
Question 1: Do researchers in ML use more of Analysis or more of Algebra, or is it a bit of both?
I know that probability is one of, if not, the main area/s of maths used, so I'm thinking that this would imply that I should lean towards Analysis right?
and finally
Question 2: Would anybody have any idea with regards to my chances of getting into a grad programme with a focus on ML with a maths degree? I've taken the more theoretical statistics papers like statistical inference and stochastic processes, but a part of me is thinking that this might not be enough to qualify? If need be, I'll start from scratch and pick up another major in computer science. The obvious downfall here is time and money, but I'm willing to do it as the subject matter has really got me now.
Thank you to any helpers in advance.
Regards